Fly-catcher.



K. TR A GER.

FLY OATOHER.

APPLICATION IILED MAR. 19, 1913.

Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

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KARL TRAGER, OF ZEITZ, GERMANY, ASS-IGNOR- T0 PYRAMIDEN FLIEGENFANGERP- FABRIK MAX DAMETZ, G. M. B. 11., OF ZEITZ, GERMANY.

FLY-CATCHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1%, iltfiei.

. Application filed March 19, 1913. Serial No. 755,374..

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, KARL Tnlienn, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing in Zeitz, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fly-Catchers, of which the following is a specification.

The usual fly catchers consist of a tape or band of paper which is folded or wound in a suitable manner and located in a glue container from which it may be withdrawn so as to present the desired area of sticky surface. These known fly catchers necessitate a considerable length of paperband and are, moreover, rather voluminous so that the transport of such fly catchers in large quantities is rather expensive as compared with the actual value of the article.

Now the present invention has for its object to provide a fly catcher of which the tape is produced by pressing or corrugating, whereby the tape is provided with extremely fine corrugations of low depth. Thus the actual tape is considerably shortened. This ribbed tape is then placed between two covers of paper or the like in which it is so arranged that the fly catcher is of exceedingly small size and depth, but nevertheless enables a large adhesive surface to be obtained by withdrawing the tape.

Several constructional forms of the invention are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows one form of the improved fly catcher in drawn out position, Fig. 2 in retracted position, and Fig. 3 is a section of Fig. 2. Fig. at shows a modified fly catcher in drawn out position, Fig. 5 in folded position, and Fig. 6 is a section of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a section of a which Fig. 8 is a top plan view. Fig. 9 shows the same fly catcher in section with the tape slightly drawn out. Fig. 10 is a plan view of Fig. 2. Fig. 11 is a sectional view of the same fly catcher with the tape entirely drawn out from its container, and Fig. 12 is a plan view of Fig. 11.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the tape A is corrugated or ribbed so that its actual length is considerably shortened. One end of this tape is secured in a pocket or wrapper consisting of two smooth paper sheets B and C which are suitably stuck together. The container B 0 should, of course, consist of some material which protects the sticlny further modification, of"

' substance against becoming dry. In order to use this flycatcher it is only necessary to pull on the protruding end of the tape A, whereby the tape is withdrawn from the container and at the same time is stretched so as to present the desired area of sticky surface.

According to Figs. 4: to 6, the tape A which also is ribbed or corrugated is secured between two covers 13 C which are separate from one another. In this case one end of the tape is secured to the inside of one cover B and the other to the inside of the other cover C, as shown, and the exposure of the tape is effected by pulling one or the other cover or both in opposite directions, as will be readily understood from an inspection of Fig. 4. Of course any other suitable covering material or means may be used to protect the tape when not in use.

In the two examples of fly catcher of the kind just referred to, it will be seen that those portions of the tape which remain within the container cannot be put into use, and in order to obviate this drawback the fly catcher may be constructed in the manner shown in Figs. 7 to 19.. According to this construction the tape A which also is ribbed or suitably corrugated is placed in a pocket B which has preferably the shape of an envelop and consists of paste or like material. As will be seen the tape is here located between two outer tapes 0 D which consist of paper or other suitable material. The inner end of the tape is attached to the free ends of these auxiliary tapes. The other ends of these auxiliary tapes C and D are each attached to the outer sides of the pocket B, as shown at E and F by means of a suitable claw or any other suitable manner.

As will be understood from Fig. 11 the tape A has first its inner end secured to the drawn out tape members O and D after which the adhesive substance is applied to the tape and the auxiliary tapes C and D are placed over the same. The tape A together with these auxiliary tapes C D may then be inserted into the pocket B and the free ends E F of the auxiliary tapes G D are then glued to the outer edges of the pocket, as shown. The fly catcher then assumes the form shown in Fig. 7. For the purpose of using this form of the fly catcher the tape A is withdrawn from the pocket B in which movement the auxiliary tapes C D are likewise gradually withdrawn, as shown in Figs. 9 to 11, and, as will be readily understood, as this tape A is withdrawn not only the tape A, but also the outer surface of the auxiliary tapes C D act as carriers of adhesWe substance so that the catching surface of the contrivance is considerably increased. By the use of a ribbed tape it is therefore possible to construct fly catching devices of an exceedingly small volume which nevertheless offer a considerable area of catching surface.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a fly-catcher, the combination with an envelop, of a fly-catching tape contracted to reduced length by corrugating, and means arranged between said envelop, and tape for permanently securing the same together and preventing the tape coming in contact with the envelop when inserted therein.

2. In a fiy-catcher, an envelop, a pairof tapes secured along the outside edges of the mouth of the envelop and adapted to fold within the same and a corrugated tape coated with fly-catching substance and secured at one end between the free ends of said pair of tapes. V

3. In a fly-catcher, an envelop, a tape secured along one outside edge of the mouth of the envelop, a second tape secured along the opposite outside the envelop, and corrugated coated tape secured between the outer free edges of the two former-named tapes. 7 V r In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses,

*KARL'TRAGER. Witnesses: '7 V PAUL Morrn,

CHARLES NEUER.

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